Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Correlations

Nonfiction Writing for the Common Core Grade 4

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Strand - Reading Standards: Literature, Grade 4

ELA.RL.4.1: Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Activity

Pages

Respond to Literature

63 to 67

Establish the Situation

117 to 120

Key Ideas and Details

ELA.RL.4.3: Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).

Activity

Pages

Establish the Situation

117 to 120

Develop with Dialogue

125 to 127

Respond to Reading: Literature

133 to 137

Key Ideas and Details

ELA.RL.4.2: Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.

Activity

Pages

Respond to Reading: Literature

133 to 137

Craft and Structure

ELA.RL.4.6: Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.

Activity

Pages

Establish the Situation

117 to 120

Craft and Structure

ELA.RL.4.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).

Activity

Pages

Respond to Reading: Literature

133 to 137

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

ELA.RL.4.7: Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.

Activity

Pages

Respond to Literature

63 to 67

Respond to Reading: Literature

133 to 137

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

ELA.RL.4.9: Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.

Activity

Pages

Respond to Reading: Literature

133 to 137

Strand - Reading Standards: Informational Text, Grade 4

Key Ideas and Details

ELA.RI.4.1: Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Activity

Pages

What Is Argumentative Writing?

29 to 32

Evidence to Support the Argument

41 to 45

Respond to Informational Text

57 to 62

Who Will You Inform?

76 to 79

Respond to Reading: Informational Text

96 to 100

Key Ideas and Details

ELA.RI.4.2: Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.

Activity

Pages

Respond to Informational Text

57 to 62

Who Will You Inform?

76 to 79

Concluding Statements

92 to 95

Key Ideas and Details

ELA.RI.4.3: Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.

Activity

Pages

Respond to Reading: Informational Text

96 to 100

Sequence Events

128 to 130

Craft and Structure

ELA.RI.4.5: Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.

Activity

Pages

What Is Argumentative Writing?

29 to 32

What Is Informative Writing?

69 to 71

Sequence Events

128 to 130

Craft and Structure

ELA.RI.4.4: Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.

Activity

Pages

Respond to Informational Text

57 to 62

Concluding Statements

92 to 95

Respond to Reading: Informational Text

96 to 100

Sequence Events

128 to 130

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

ELA.RI.4.8: Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.

Activity

Pages

What Is Argumentative Writing?

29 to 32

Evidence to Support the Argument

41 to 45

Respond to Informational Text

57 to 62

What Is Informative Writing?

69 to 71

Who Will You Inform?

76 to 79

Respond to Reading: Informational Text

96 to 100

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

ELA.RI.4.9: Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

Activity

Pages

Evidence to Support the Argument

41 to 45

Respond to Reading: Informational Text

96 to 100

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

ELA.RI.4.7: Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.

Activity

Pages

What Is Informative Writing?

69 to 71

Writing Details

89 to 91

Strand - Writing Standards, Grade 4

Text Types and Purposes

ELA.W.4.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

ELA.W.4.5: With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 4)

Activity

Pages

Sample Lesson: The Language of Writing

18 to 21

State an Opinion

37 to 40

Evidence to Support the Argument

41 to 45

Smooth Transitions

46 to 49

My Opinion

53 to 56

Respond to Informational Text

57 to 62

Respond to Literature

63 to 67

Who Will You Inform?

76 to 79

Writing Details

89 to 91

Concluding Statements

92 to 95

Write an Informative Essay

101 to 104

Remembering Experiences

114 to 116

A Great Conclusion

131 to 132

Respond to Reading: Literature

133 to 137

Personal Experience Narrative

138 to 140

Production and Distribution of Writing

ELA.W.4.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)

Activity

Pages

Sample Lesson: The Language of Writing

18 to 21

What Is Argumentative Writing?

29 to 32

State an Opinion

37 to 40

Smooth Transitions

46 to 49

My Opinion

53 to 56

Respond to Informational Text

57 to 62

Respond to Literature

63 to 67

What Is Informative Writing?

69 to 71

What Is Explanatory Writing?

72 to 75

Who Will You Inform?

76 to 79

Introduce a Topic

80 to 84

Concluding Statements

92 to 95

Respond to Reading: Informational Text

96 to 100

Write an Informative Essay

101 to 104

Write an Explanatory Report

105 to 109

Remembering Experiences

114 to 116

Establish the Situation

117 to 120

Vivid Descriptions

121 to 124

Sequence Events

128 to 130

A Great Conclusion

131 to 132

Respond to Reading: Literature

133 to 137

Production and Distribution of Writing

ELA.W.4.6: With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one page in a single sitting.

Activity

Pages

Evidence to Support the Argument

41 to 45

Respond to Informational Text

57 to 62

What Is Informative Writing?

69 to 71

Writing Details

89 to 91

Write an Informative Essay

101 to 104

Respond to Reading: Literature

133 to 137

Personal Experience Narrative

138 to 140

Research to Build and Present Knowledge

ELA.W.4.7: Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.

Activity

Pages

State an Opinion

37 to 40

Evidence to Support the Argument

41 to 45

What Is Informative Writing?

69 to 71

Introduce a Topic

80 to 84

Write an Informative Essay

101 to 104

Write an Explanatory Report

105 to 109

Sequence Events

128 to 130

Research to Build and Present Knowledge

ELA.W.4.8: Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.

Activity

Pages

Evidence to Support the Argument

41 to 45

My Opinion

53 to 56

What Is Explanatory Writing?

72 to 75

Respond to Reading: Informational Text

96 to 100

Write an Informative Essay

101 to 104

Write an Explanatory Report

105 to 109

Remembering Experiences

114 to 116

Research to Build and Present Knowledge

ELA.W.4.9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Activity

Pages

Evidence to Support the Argument

41 to 45

Respond to Reading: Informational Text

96 to 100

Respond to Reading: Literature

133 to 137

Range of Writing

ELA.W.4.10: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Activity

Pages

Personal Experience Narrative

138 to 140

Strand - Speaking and Listening Standards, Grade 4

Comprehension and Collaboration

ELA.SL.4.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Activity

Pages

Sample Lesson: The Language of Writing

18 to 21

What Is Argumentative Writing?

29 to 32

Introduce the Topic

33 to 36

State an Opinion

37 to 40

Smooth Transitions

46 to 49

Concluding Statements

50 to 52

My Opinion

53 to 56

Respond to Informational Text

57 to 62

What Is Informative Writing?

69 to 71

What Is Explanatory Writing?

72 to 75

Who Will You Inform?

76 to 79

Introduce a Topic

80 to 84

Writing Details

89 to 91

Concluding Statements

92 to 95

Respond to Reading: Informational Text

96 to 100

Write an Explanatory Report

105 to 109

What Is Narrative Writing?

111 to 113

Establish the Situation

117 to 120

Sequence Events

128 to 130

A Great Conclusion

131 to 132

Comprehension and Collaboration

ELA.SL.4.3: Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points.

Activity

Pages

Smooth Transitions

46 to 49

Respond to Informational Text

57 to 62

Who Will You Inform?

76 to 79

Respond to Reading: Literature

133 to 137

Comprehension and Collaboration

ELA.SL.4.2: Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

Activity

Pages

Respond to Literature

63 to 67

What Is Explanatory Writing?

72 to 75

Who Will You Inform?

76 to 79

Introduce a Topic

80 to 84

Develop with Dialogue

125 to 127

Respond to Reading: Literature

133 to 137

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

ELA.SL.4.6: Differentiate between contexts that call for formal English (e.g., presenting ideas) and situations where informal discourse is appropriate (e.g., small-group discussion); use formal English when appropriate to task and situation.

Activity

Pages

Concluding Statements

50 to 52

What Is Explanatory Writing?

72 to 75

Writing Details

89 to 91

Establish the Situation

117 to 120

Vivid Descriptions

121 to 124

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

ELA.SL.4.5: Add audio recordings and visual displays to presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.

Activity

Pages

Write an Informative Essay

101 to 104

Vivid Descriptions

121 to 124

Personal Experience Narrative

138 to 140

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

ELA.SL.4.4: Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.

Activity

Pages

Write an Informative Essay

101 to 104

Write an Explanatory Report

105 to 109

What Is Narrative Writing?

111 to 113

Vivid Descriptions

121 to 124

Sequence Events

128 to 130

Personal Experience Narrative

138 to 140

Strand - Language Standards, Grade 4

Conventions of Standard English

ELA.L.4.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Activity

Pages

What Is Argumentative Writing?

29 to 32

Smooth Transitions

46 to 49

Concluding Statements

50 to 52

My Opinion

53 to 56

Respond to Informational Text

57 to 62

Respond to Literature

63 to 67

Writing Details

89 to 91

Concluding Statements

92 to 95

Write an Informative Essay

101 to 104

Write an Explanatory Report

105 to 109

Vivid Descriptions

121 to 124

Sequence Events

128 to 130

A Great Conclusion

131 to 132

Personal Experience Narrative

138 to 140

Conventions of Standard English

ELA.L.4.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Activity

Pages

Smooth Transitions

46 to 49

Concluding Statements

50 to 52

My Opinion

53 to 56

Respond to Informational Text

57 to 62

Respond to Literature

63 to 67

Writing Details

89 to 91

Concluding Statements

92 to 95

Write an Informative Essay

101 to 104

Write an Explanatory Report

105 to 109

Develop with Dialogue

125 to 127

Sequence Events

128 to 130

A Great Conclusion

131 to 132

Personal Experience Narrative

138 to 140

Knowledge of Language

ELA.L.4.3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

Activity

Pages

State an Opinion

37 to 40

Evidence to Support the Argument

41 to 45

Smooth Transitions

46 to 49

Concluding Statements

50 to 52

My Opinion

53 to 56

Respond to Informational Text

57 to 62

Respond to Literature

63 to 67

Writing Details

89 to 91

Concluding Statements

92 to 95

Write an Informative Essay

101 to 104

Write an Explanatory Report

105 to 109

Develop with Dialogue

125 to 127

Sequence Events

128 to 130

A Great Conclusion

131 to 132

Personal Experience Narrative

138 to 140

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

ELA.L.4.6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being (e.g., quizzed, whined, stammered) and that are basic to a particular topic (e.g., wildlife, conservation, and endangered when discussing animal preservation).